Thursday, May 29, 2008

After several observation the deletions that have been plaguing the CBS Boards appears to occur between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM PT. We recommend that any posting of campaign information on the CBS Boards not occur during these hours.

Much thanks to Pennie Ronning for bringing this back to our attention.The leading website used by ALL film and television people is IMDb (Internet Movie Database). For those of us with a professional subscription, we have access to a significant amount of information available on this website. One of the pieces of information is called a MOVIEmeter. This meter ranks the order in which television shows AND movies legitimately credited within the industry are "searched for" on IMDb. Last week Jericho was ranked at 84. Today, Jericho is ranks at 231. The highest it has ever ranked is 42 which was the week of Sept. 24, 2006. The highest ranked television show currently is House and that comes in at #46 with Heroes not too far behind. Right now, #1 is the movie 21.

STARmeters on IMDb rank people. Johnny Depp is currently #1. The highest Skeet Ulrich has risen is to #62 - again, the same week of Sept. 24, 2006. He is currently ranked as #951. Last week he was in the 700's.

Basic information is available for free on IMDb and the ranking system includes all of the searches conducted from the free search bar site also.

Everyone needs to be typing Jericho into the search bar and then clicking enter. And doing this repeatedly! Every day! I also suggest doing this for as many of the cast as everyone can.

Keeping the popularity high on the Internet for Jericho and all associated with the show is very important right now.

Getting Jericho (and any of the cast) to the #1 slot and keeping it/them there for as long as we can would be very beneficial toward PR. Again, IMDb is THE MOST used site by everyone in the entertainment industry -- the media pays attention to it also.

From Gigi (KW223) at the CBS Boards:I think I have come up with an easy way to vote on IMDb. I've been doing it this way. Here goes:Voting for Jericho Episodes:1. Search for Jericho. Click on Jericho.2. Under the Overview section on the left, click "episode list".3. Click on each episode, then under the picture on the left, click on "add to My Movies".4. Now go to "My Movies" on the navigation bar at the top. It will bring up all your Jericho episodes. (Mine brings up 4 pages).5. Start on the first page. Scroll down and at the bottom of the "Vote" column, click on "Make Ballot".6. Rate each of the episodes (drop down menu) then at the bottom of the column, click on "Cast Votes".7. You'll get a message page telling you the votes have been counted.8. Go back to My Movies and continue on to the second page on your list and follow the steps again.It really is easier than having to vote for each episode individually. Hope this helps everyone!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

It's friendly shelling time!Order up here http://www.nutsite.com/Tentative target is LA Times.Possible other targets to follow.We go in very friendly just like Variety.The goal is to bring media attention to the billboard and all our other campaigns.Currently we have 217 pounds of Elite Ranger nuts waiting to do their duty.Let's Load up! Time to make some noise!

This isn’t so much about a new or existing campaign but a practical way to ensure a future for Jericho. We can write all the letters we want or spend all the money we want on billboards, ads and nuts but it will not mean anything if we do not have one essential commodity, fans or more to the point a vibrant growing fan base. It is fans that can make or break a show, fans who tune in to watch, fans who purchase merchandise (DVD’s, memorabilia), fans who can rescue a show from cancellation (Friday Night Lights) or fans who can bring a show back from the dead (Jericho). Without fans nothing can be accomplished. Therefore it is important that fans should not be neglected but nurtured. How do we do this? How do we develop a vibrant, growing fan base? Let me tell you a few ways we can do this.

Discuss, discuss, discuss! Really, we’re fans this is what we’re suppose to do. We need to discuss the past episodes, the future episodes and Jericho in general. We can speculate on season three. We can discuss what we would like to see in future episodes. We can talk about how the characters developed and where we think they are headed. We should discuss Jericho with each other, with our friends and with our neighbors. We should discuss on message boards, at the water cooler, on our patios and in our neighborhood watering hole. Wherever fans meet we should discuss. We need to revive the Episodes, Mythology, The Residents of Jericho and Season 2 Burning Questions folders.

Reach out to other fans. I know this may be a shock to you but not all fans come to the CBS board or the other message boards. How many of you would never be here if Jericho had not been canceled last May? There are many more fans out there that we need to connect with and keep up to date with what is going on. These fans will not come to us. We need to go to them. Yes, this means we must venture out from these boards and find them. While this can be scary, it can be so rewarding. How many of you who were involved with the Tom Tooman game met up with the Unfiction folks? Did you regret it? Did you come across some Jericho fans you never met before? While maintaining traffic on the CBS board is important it should not be to the exclusion of everything else including meeting up with other fans.

Recruit new fans. The only way we will grow is by recruiting new fans. I know; I know “how can we recruit new fans if there are no new episodes being made?” It didn’t stop Star Trek fans. The reason there were four series and six movies for 18 years was a growing a fan base. Before that they only had 79 episodes and four movies to build on. We have 29 episodes of a great epic story. Just because it is unfinished doesn’t make it any less compelling. An ever increasing fan base can spark a revival, if not now then in the future.

Participate in fan activities. I already covered discussing Jericho but there are other activities we can do together. Right now we have The Great Jericho Rewatch, The Fancast Marathon and the upcoming Jerichon. We, also have various chatrooms, some with special events. All these things help bond us together and forge new friendships.

Build each other up not tear each other down. When I came to the CBS boards I was a timid, shy person spending most of my time lurking. If it wasn’t for some encouraging words, a “good post” on those occasions that I did post, I would not be writing this. We are a large group and we all will not “see eye to eye” but we can “agree to disagree” and not let a disagreement escalate to an all out brawl. Nothing is sadder than to see a fan retreat to lurking because someone could not disagree civilly. We should be encouraging each other to state our opinions in a respectful manner and openly debate them civilly. We should not accept boorish behavior nor should we return in like kind but set the example for all to follow.

These are just a few things that we can do to build a bright future for Jericho. If we don’t grow and maintain this community than all our efforts to save Jericho will be for naught. Let not this community whither because we are too busy campaigning and we forget to be fans. Let’s build this community up to what it should be.

With the support of the Staten Island Project Homefront (SIPH), jerrichoRangers4OurTroops.com, JerichoNet2 and Jericho4Kids launch DVDs for the Troops 2 Campaign.This is really exciting and something everyone can participate in to support troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. As you recall, the first DVDs for the Troops effort was a huge success. Over $3,500 was donated for the purchase 100 Jericho Season 1 DVD sets that were shipped through the SIPH to various troop units in Iraq and Afghanistan.JerichoNet2 organized a deal with amazon.com and the SIPH for this specific effort. All donations or DVD purchases will be made through Amazon.com. However, there are specific instructions due to donations being “pooled” that MUST be followed. “Pooled” donations will be used to buy DVD sets on June 17th and then shipped to SIPH. Direct DVD purchases will be shipped to the SIPH on the release date. To find out how to donate, please visit www.jerichorangers4ourtroops.com or www.jerichonet2.com. Jericho4kids is working up something very special in support of this effort. Visit www.jericho4kids.com to learn more. To read blogs/articles about this effort, visit http://jr4ot.kystorms.com.

HOW DO I DONATE?

Donations for Season 2 have been arranged through Amazon.com's *WISH LIST* program. All donations will be pooled and remain at Amazon and on the DVD release date of June 17th, all funds will be used to purchase DVD's and will be shipped directly to the Staten Island Project Homefront.

There are two items on the wish list offering you two options for contributing:1) Purchase a Season 2 DVD outright for $24.99.2) Contribute to a pooled amount via donating a Gift Card in any denomination from $5 up.

Note: When choosing the Gift Card option, please use the "email gift Card" option. Here are some further instructions for a fill in form that will appear at check out:

Completing Your Gift Certificate/Card Order is Easy

1. Choose an amount between $5 and $5,000.Amount: $10 (Specify the amount in both dollars and cents, or just in dollars.)Quantity: 1

2. Enter "To" and "From" as you'd like them to appear on the gift certificate/card. (Optional)To: (This can be left blank)From: (Your screen name here)

4. Would you like to include a message for the recipient? (Optional)Message: (Maximum length 300 characters -- about 30 to 40 words) Please use this space to send a message to the troops that will be receiving these DVD's.SIPH will make sure all well wishes and notes of thanks are shipped with the DVD's.

On checkout, shipping address will default to the Staten Island Project Homefront.

Thank you in advance for supporting this worthwhile project.We ask that you DO NOT donate above your means. If you would prefer to just send a note to our troops, please post here or email it to JR4OTDVD@gmail.com. All notes will be included with the shipment to the troops. Thank you.

Note: If you have a loved one serving, we can arrange for them to not only be included in who receives one of the DVD's, but can be added to the frequent shipments of care packages offered and shipped by the SIPH. Please email JR4OTDVD@gmail.com or post here for more information.

Attention all Jericho fans still committed to making our presence known! We have been presented with an incredible opportunity to have the entertainment industry hear us in a big way. It’s our chance to show our continued commitment to Jericho – AND demonstrate that while we love our show, we also love and honor our troops! How? This is where it gets exciting! What do you think about nearly 300 TV ads created by our own Rubber Poultry and airing at strategic times on strategic channels such as the Sci-Fi, History, Discovery, TNT, and ESPN channels (including the NBA playoffs)? This would be in full-out effort to kick our DVDs for the Troops campaign into high gear, as well as create and/or maintain awareness of Jericho fans’ efforts in and around the Hollywood industry area where a decision about the resurrection of Jericho would most likely originate.

Under a proposal presented to us from Time-Warner in LA we are looking at a 10-day scheduled run in zones around Hollywood, Orange County, and the East San Fernando Valley.

Stay tuned…..and start digging out all that loose change (and large denomination bills) in your sofas and under your car seats!!

GOAL: $6,500We are at $3,250

Amount needed $3,250

ETA donation link. This will take you to the Jericho Rangers 4 Our Troops website. In the upper left hand corner is a button labeled TV Commercial Campaign, click on that and it'll take you to the Pay Pal account.

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